Paula Benson, Author at Film and Furniture

Paula Benson

Feature: 05 Oct 2018

Heeere’s Stanley! ‘Stanley Kubrick: The Exhibition’ to open in The Design Museum, London

As the saying goes "All good things come to those who wait" and yesterday The Design Museum announced an exhibition...

Feature: 10 Sep 2018

How to get the Lara Jean look: Exclusive interview with ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ Production Designer

When we published a short feature on the colour themes of To All The Boys I’ve...

Resources: 22 Aug 2018

We’ve been nominated as Best Design Inspiration Blog – again!

I am thrilled to announce that Film and Furniture has been nominated for the Best Design Inspiration Blog in the Amara Interior Blog Awards...

Feature: 18 Aug 2018

Licensed HAL 9000 computer replicas with bluetooth and voice command

Update 12.1.21: Since publishing this article in August 2018 it has come to our attention that the Master Replica Group, the company behind the crowdfunding project for the HAL...

Feature: 02 Aug 2018

Exclusive! An original ‘2001’ Djinn chair from Kubrick’s film set has emerged and settles a debate

A rare, original Djinn chair from the actual film set of Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) has just...

Feature: 27 Jul 2018

#FFFind: The picture of woman with afro in The Shining

We've had several requests to investigate the story behind the pictures of captivating black women with afros in Kubrick's The Shining. These pictures hang in Dick Hallorann's (Scatman Corothers)...

Feature: 26 Jul 2018

To all the blues and greens I’ve loved before

The Netflix original film To All The Boys I've Loved Before (based on the New York Times best-selling book by Jenny Han) launches globally on Friday August 17. The director of...

Feature: 11 Apr 2018

Life imitates art: 6 key artefacts in Blade Runner 2049 and the hidden stories they tell.

Contains spoilers! I was delighted to give a talk at a recent screening of Blade Runner 2049 hosted at the stunning The Conran Shop showroom in...

Feature: 08 Apr 2018

#FFFind: Trish’s kitchen pendant lights in Jessica Jones

In Netflix Marvel's Jessica Jones Season 2, we couldn't help but notice Trish Walker has a trio of distinctive lights which hang with poise and grace in her kitchen...